Q: Is 460,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 460,152 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 460,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 24 28 33 36 42 44 56 63 66 72 77 83 84 88 99 126 132 154 166 168 198 231 249 252 264 308 332 396 462 498 504 581 616 664 693 747 792 913 924 996 1,162 1,386 1,494 1,743 1,826 1,848 1,992 2,324 2,739 2,772 2,988 3,486 3,652 4,648 5,229 5,478 5,544 5,976 6,391 6,972 7,304 8,217 10,458 10,956 12,782 13,944 16,434 19,173 20,916 21,912 25,564 32,868 38,346 41,832 51,128 57,519 65,736 76,692 115,038 153,384 230,076 and 460,152, with no remainder.

Since 460,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 460,152, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).